At some point we’re sure this will pop up on YouTube today, but ESPN has the clip of Gerald Henderson‘s filthy dunk on Maryland last night. It’s right after Nolan Smith almost gets decapitated, about halfway through the clip (if you can deal with Stu Scott that long).

What does Dwight Howard do to get ready for a game? 500 push-ups? 100 pull-ups? Does he lift up a small car and drag it around a parking lot? Not exactly…

Source: Mouthpiece Sports via True Hoop

A.J. Price is making his case for Big East Player of the Year. What better way than to break the ankles of Jerel McNeal, the conference’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year in a tight game on the road? And if that isn’t enough, Price’s stare-down before he pulls that jumper is the icing on the cake.

We argue. You decide…

KEVIN DURANT (by Andrew Katz) He’s 6-10 and was put on Earth to shoot jumpers. Is there a better combination than that?

People say that LeBron James is the toughest guy to guard in the League right now, and I’d probably agree with that. But within a couple of years, I honestly think it’s going to be Kevin Durant. First of all, he’s still as physically mature as a cub. There’s something awkward about KD when he’s walking in the street — he’s still 2-3 years away from being as fully coordinated as he will become. Read More »

Apologies for the grainy quality of the video, but we had to get this shot up ASAP. URI’s Marquis Jones took (and hit) perhaps the ballsiest game-winner I’ve ever seen to beat Dayton after the Flyers’ Marcus Johnson sunk a huge jumper. It takes far more guts to try to cross someone up and then finish like Dwyane Wade around the basket than to step back and shoot a J with less than five seconds left.

You have to give the Pistons credit for battling. After Allen Iverson left in the first quarter (sore back) and Rasheed got ejected in the fourth (knucklehead), Detroit still played the Hornets close on the road, and came within one shot of possibly snapping their losing streak. Definitely an “A” for effort and overcoming adversity. Here’s the thing, though: Rip, Tayshaun, McDyess and the rest of those guys have accomplished too much in this League to buy into the “moral victory” concept. For the Pistons, all that matters is they lost their eighth game in a row, dropping two games under .500 while failing to crack 90 points … Chris Paul (20 pts, 13 asts, 3 stls) and David West made the difference. After the Pistons tied it up late, CP got himself to the line, made his free throws, and hit a clutch pull-up J down the stretch. As for West (30 pts, 10 rebs), he grabbed the two biggest rebounds of the game with N.O. protecting a one-point lead in the final minute; the first was when CP missed a shot and West played volleyball with himself until he secured the rock, then after getting it to Paul to re-start the offense, West rebounded another CP miss and stuck the free throws to make it a three-point game. Read More »

Last night I was watching my beloved Syracuse Orange demolish St. John’s in the Garden. During the game Jonny Flynn, the best pg in country (yeah, i said it!), unleashed a move that sent a Red Storm defender skating. Read More »

You’ve heard this before. I know. But for what it’s worth, Gilbert Arenas says his left knee — on which he’s had surgery three times in the last two years — is at full strength. Beyond that, he’s been practicing with the Wizards at full speed since the end of All-Star break.

“I’m out there feeling like the old Gilbert Arenas again,” Arenas told the Washington Post. “I’m running, jumping, dunking, feeling good. No pain, no swelling. My balance is back, my speed is back. The only thing I have to get used to again is being around other bodies out there on the court. I’m working on getting my timing back. The only thing I’m not doing is playing in games.” Read More »

Detroit’s problems aren’t as cut-and-dry as Phoenix’s were pre-All Star Break. Terry Porter was the embodiment of the Suns’ new defense-first philosophy. And because that philosophy wasn’t as successful as Mike D’Antoni‘s, Porter got canned.

In Motor City, there hasn’t been a large-scale change in strategy. But the Pistons fell below .500 losing to the Heat last night, and since they made the AI-for-Chauncey swap, the national media has been on them clamoring for some sort of change. Read More »

Stuff comes by the office all the time. Sneakers, food, clothing…you name it, it comes here. Usually the product that comes through here is cool and I’ll blog about it. But I am never astounded. Rarely does a product come in that is so hot that even I get excited about it. Read More »